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• Houston. 200,000 dollar salary, distributed weekly • Health coverage from day one, HSA, FSA, 401k Roth Are you frustrated by a Houston education system that prevents you from upholding the standards students need to succeed? Alpha is opening a flagship campus in Houston and needs a leader who knows this city's educational landscape firsthand. You'll manage 15 plus Guides who mentor and inspire students while our EdTech platform delivers all curriculum. No traditional teaching. High-impact action. Leadership at its core. Your objective: guarantee every student enjoys school, accelerates learning at twice the pace of conventional classrooms, and develops essential life competencies. This is not a conventional Principal position. You'll maintain rigorous standards, rely on data to guide decisions, and establish Houston's premier school from the outset. Lead with evidence. Coach toward mastery. Apply today. What You Will Be Doing • Open Houston's flagship Alpha campus: Execute Alpha's three core commitments for 100 plus students from the start with operational precision across all functions. • Facilitate live workshops for K through 12 students on life skills: Conduct compelling one-hour sessions covering public speaking, growth mindset, and feedback exchange. Apply Alpha's established playbook to guarantee students acquire skills overlooked by traditional schools while staying engaged and energized. • Drive every student to 100 percent goal achievement: Develop personalized motivational frameworks for each learner. Apply data-informed strategies to address resistance and maintain engagement with the Alpha platform. Success is defined by every student reaching their objectives. • Develop Guides through targeted coaching: Leverage quantitative and qualitative metrics to pinpoint performance shortfalls. Provide precise, actionable guidance during coaching meetings and monitor progress. Maintain accountability through logic and objectivity, not empathy that lowers standards. • Execute data-informed campus leadership: Evaluate performance across personnel, operations, parent engagement, and school culture. Identify challenges, perform root cause analysis, engage stakeholders, and implement measurable solutions. Document every decision and refine approach based on outcomes. • Uphold excellence without exception: Establish and sustain Alpha's performance expectations for students and staff. Make difficult decisions when results fall below target. Model the standard of excellence across your campus. Basic Requirements School Director key responsibilities • Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related field. Master's preferred. • Minimum 7 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, business, or related field • Proven experience building and leading teams of at least 15 people with complete hiring and firing authority • Comprehensive understanding of the Houston or broader Texas education environment. This familiarity with local student requirements, community context, and competitive school landscape is critical for Alpha's Houston launch. • Experience working with youth ages 5 through 14 • Advanced data analysis capabilities and demonstrated use of metrics to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement • Commitment to education transformation. Conviction that the traditional system is fundamentally inadequate. • Startup mentality: excels under pressure, flexible in new environments, confident creating systems from the ground up • Dynamic and persuasive communicator who captures the attention of large groups of students or staff • Capable of connecting with K through 12 students, grasping their interests and culture, and acting as an exemplary role model • Legally authorized to work in the United States About Alpha Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom? Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. They don’t play by the old rules. Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world. Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education. Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you! Working with us This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic. Crossover Job Code: LJ-5705-US-Pearland-SchoolDirector